NCAA Basketball: 10 teams with most to lose with 2023 NBA Draft moves

NCAA Basketball: 10 teams with most to lose with pending 2023 NBA Draft decisions

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MARCH 10: Boo Buie #0 of the Northwestern Wildcats reacts after scoring against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament at United Center on March 10, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

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NBA Draft Michigan State Spartans guard AJ Hoggard Matthew OHaren-USA TODAY Sports /

8. Michigan State Spartans

Players to watch: Jaden Akins and AJ Hoggard

Despite not having a ton of expectations, Michigan State managed to be the last Big Ten team standing in the NCAA Tournament. They made the Sweet 16 and were an overtime away from beating Kansas State. Now, expectations are set to ramp up a ton for the 2023-24 campaign.

Just about all of the key pieces are set to return for next season. Leading scorer Tyson Walker (14.8 ppg) and wing Malik Hall are coming back for 5th years, while all of the centers, led by Mady Sissoko are back too. Plus, there’s an incoming group of freshmen, ranked in the top 5 overall classes joining.

But recently, the Spartans got some potentially unwelcomed news with two starters entering the process. Hoggard was third on the team with 12.9 ppg, and first with 5.9 apg. Akins averaged 9.8 ppg but is viewed as the best pro prospect on the roster, coming off a year of shooting 42% from three-point range.

If one or even both of these guards leave, Michigan State is still in a good spot. But it could be the difference between having a preseason top-5 team or a 15 team next season.

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